Friday, June 6, 2014

BLOG TOUR + GIVEAWAY: Make It Count by Megan Erickson

Kat
Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint
hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible
at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about
her boyfriend's gorgeous best friend, Alec...who just so happens to be
her brand new college math tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?

Kat usually goes through tutors like she
does boyfriends--both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless
she is. It's safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm's reach. But
Alec is always stepping just a little too
close.

Alec Stone should not be fantasizing
about Kat. She's adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off
limits. He'd never stab his best friend in the back...

But when secrets are revealed, the lines
of loyalty are blurred. To make it count, Alec must learn messy human
emotions can't be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to
trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for
who she is, and not in spite of it.

1)
The cover is super cute and a nice change from most NA covers that
usually feature half nekid couples who are seconds away from sucking
each others faces off. (Not that I am opposed to kissing, but still.)

2) The need for more diversity in books is something that has been widely discussed on social media recently and Kat, the MC in MAKE IT COUNT is
not tall, blond, the size of my pinky or white. (There's nothing wrong
with being a combination of those traits, but it's nice to see some
variety.) The supporting cast is
also made up of an eclectic mix of ethnicity and lifestyles too. DIVERSITY FTW!

3) Alec,
Kat's love interest is a nerd. A hot nerd with a unique sense of style,
but an unapologetic brainiac nonetheless. Score one for the smart
dudes!

4) There be kissing. And dancing. And steamy tutoring sessions. Oh.My!5) Kat has a learning disability, one that goes undiagnosed
until she's on the brink of failing out of college. Megan Erickson does
a great job of capturing the feelings, emotions and insecurities that
go along with that.

6) Fast, flirty and fun, MAKE IT COUNT is the start of a new series that's sure to entertain while tugging at the heartstrings!

I know I said Top Five and I listed six, but I do what I want. Also, I'm bad at math.

Megan
worked as a journalist covering real-life dramas before she decided she
liked writing her own endings better and switched to fiction. She lives
in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and two cats. When she's not
tapping away on her laptop, she's probably listening to the characters
in her head who won't stop talking.